Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-28
AN PARTICULARS EVERY DAY.
Ptttable Condition Of the People I'm fhe
Mexican Town Of BaviSpe.


A dispatch from Nogales, A. T., to the ST. Louis
Globe Democrat, says: Col Kosterlitzky. who Is
in charge Of the national frontier police at Bavspe
has been In town. He painted woeful picture Of
the present condition OF the earthquake sufferers.
He said that the Mexican government had recently
sent them plenty OF provisions, but that they had
insufficient wearing apparel Their huts on
Refuge Hill, which are constructed OF ocatilla
poles and grass offer but slight protection from
the weather. Winter has set in with sleet and
snow, and the mercury has registered lower than
for many previous years. The few houses which
were constructed ON the site Of the destroyed
city about month ago have been shaken
TO their foundation. AT most the SURVIVORS
have but enough clothing TO cover their nakedness
Their sunerings are aggravated BY continued cold
weather Approximations are felt that pneumonia ls
will set In. II IL does 1t VIII make clean sweep.
Because al they have in the world Is In that
vicinity. Family after family were cultivatlng
the suburbs OF Bavispe before iast May, Van and
ing that the quaking will cease. IL Is true the
majority have gone, but one must consider that all
they Possessed was household effects Some re-
lief should be furnished the Inhabitants OF Refuge
Hill at once IL Is not easy task 10 depict their
sunerfngs Imagine hill covered with snow dotted
with over 100 huts, in which, on account OF thelr
tnfiammabdiity, no fires are burned. In them are
upward OF one hundred and nifty men, women
and children buried In hay, with OLD rags
covering their shivertng bodies The earth quvers,
and like 50 many rats from their holes, pour out
the cotton and calico clothed barefooted people,
expecting to see the earth yawn and swallow tneir
hill. For hours they stand without their nuts
with the thermometer at zero, fearful lest more
shocks will come. The past month has been one
ring trembling would not be experienced, but just
50 sure as a day elapsed without them the follow
ing day u succession OF shocks, SO strong IN
would follow. While there has been no new
rifts opened In the earth oy them, heavy
powders have been displaced from the the
valleys To this horror add small band OF muir.
dering Apaches, and you will have some idea OF
the condition OF affairs az BavisPe; IN Ine past
murdered by them. At present detachment OF
federals are encamped near Refuge Hill. An es-
cort from this body is detailed daily to protect the
Three bucks, among whom is the celebrated Elias,
the haif-breed, and four sQuaws, have been seen.
II Is positively known that they escaped at the
time Geronomo was captured, and have been dep
redating ever since. although they have been
chased into the United States several times
IL Is the opinion OF many that the earthquakes
Will continue at Bavlspe until volcano bursts
forth. A gentleman who has made a study OF
volcanoes and their origin In Central America, Is
pronounced in the opinion that 1t will not be long
before one Of the mountains In that vicinity will
be vomiting fire. DR.. GOodfellOw, OF Tombstone,
who is Ia the employ OF the United States Govern
ment, leaves Magdalena for Bavispe tomorrow
with col kosterlltzky to continue his scientific
researches. The Mexican Scientific Commission,
which thoroughly Investigated the earthquake
country In August, Is preparing an exhaustive
report at Hermosello of Its researches.
Two Stories About the stolen Bonds.
AN ALLEGED CONFESSION OF M'NEAILY.
A dispatch from Halifax, n. s., December 81,
says: Frank McNeally, the Saco bank thief, has
made statement as to how he robbed the bank
and where he has been since the robbery. He
says that the idea OF taking the bonds and money
first entered his head on the afternoon OF August
p, the day he fled. He slipped the bonds into
his pocket, and also took $}9 600 in cash. He took
train for Vermont the saline afternoon, and claims
that two hours after he had left he would have
given the world II he could have been back
in Saco and replaced the bonds In the bank before
the next morning. IL was impossible, however, 10
return In time. From Vermont he went 10 Mon
trea thence TO Quebec, from which place he sailed
for England on September 3. He spent several
months Ia England, then went to Paris, and
shortly afterward 10 Egypt. He did not touch the
bonds after he first placed them in his trunk.
From Cairo he wrote the bank officials, confessng
his guilt, and Offering 10 restore the bonds. Upon
receiving reply he sent the bonds to the officers
OF the bank direct from cairo. After that time
the bank officials have been cognHant OF his
movements, and his going to Halifax was with
and the bank Will not lose dollar. When the
grand jury meets in January the Indictment
against hun VIII be quashed, and McNeally Will
return home. His brother Harry says thai Frank
viii get situation in SacO the minute he arrives.
THE BONDS SAID TO BE HIDDEN IN CAIRO.
A dispatch from Saco. Me-, December "a, says:
The last Information received In regard to the Nc
Neatly defalcatiOn is to the effect that McNeally
was taken sick with the Nile fever while in Cairo,
Egypt, and, feeling himself physically incapable
OF taking care OF the bonds, hid them securely in
that city, where they now are. McNeally Is said
TO be really penitent, and will accompany the
banks agent 10 the place where the bonds are hid
den, and will give them up. lie will not return TO